Safety alerts, helpful links and occasional commentary on crime in Central Brooklyn, with a focus on the following precincts: 71st and 77th (Crown Heights), 79th and 81st (Bedford-Stuyvesant), 73rd (Brownsville) and 88th (Fort Greene/Clinton Hill).

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Murder on Gates Avenue (79th Precinct)

On Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at approximately 0152 hours, Police responded to a 911 call of a male shot in front of 385 Gates Avenue, within the confines of the 79 Precinct. Upon arrival, officers observed a M/B/34 with multiple gunshot wounds to the head and upper torso. EMS also responded to the location and transported the victim to Kings County Hospital where he was pronounced DOA. There are no arrest(s) and the investigation is ongoing. The deceased has been identified as: